Suspected militant killed in Makhachkala suburb

MAKHACHKALA, April 22 (Itar-Tass) —— A suspected militant was killed in a Makhachkala suburb, close to the town Khushet, a representative of the Dagestani department of the Russian Investigation Committee told Itar-Tass on Sunday.

“A police patrol tried to stop a car for examining the driver’s id at about 6:00 p.m. Moscow time. The driver opened gunfire at the patrolmen,” he said.

The suspect was shot in the gunfire exchange. A forensic team is working on the scene. The dead man is being identified.